English Language Learners Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, August 28, 2014

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Top new questions this week: scissors cut/cuts paper, which is correct? First I'd apologize for I can't describe it clearly. I've heard that "scissors cut paper" is correct, but I found Sheldon said "scissors cuts paper" in The Big Bang Theory. Which is correct, or both … verb-forms grammatical-number   asked by mariotaku 21 votes answered by Nanne 26 votes Is any difference between "speak English" and "speak in English"? Is any difference between "speak English" and "speak in English"? meaning difference phrase-meaning   asked by April 7 votes answered by 200_success 11 votes What are the meanings of "get to" and "objectify" in the phrase "you still don't get to objectify her"? I read a news article here: http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1048319/blue-ivy-at-the-vmas See the headline: "Blue Ivy at the VMAs is adorable, but you still don't get to objectify her" … meaning   asked by user1610952 6 votes answered by Tyler James Young 7 votes Can "speech" mean a physical paper of a speech? And he had turned the Prime Minister's teacup into a gerbil. "But," said the Prime Minister breathlessly, watching his teacup chewing on the corner of his next speech, "but why — why has nobody … meaning   asked by user49119 6 votes answered by oerkelens 6 votes More polite forms of "you" In French, "vous" can be used instead of "toi" for this purpose. A seemingly rude example in English is when someone wants to instruct a lawyer, and writes 'I would like to instruct you.' I recognise … synonyms legal   asked by LePressentiment 5 votes answered by Esoteric Screen Name 10 votes In "the chickens come home to roost" - is "roost" a verb or noun? Consider: the chickens come home to roost Is the word roost used as a verb or noun in this idiom? idioms   asked by user69786 5 votes answered by Gary's Student 14 votes Ellipsis in Comparatives (CGEL 2002) She is older than I am. She is right more often than the others are. ( CGEL page 1108-1109). The authors said the reduction in 1 is obligatory but 2 is optional … grammar   asked by user2747502 5 votes answered by StoneyB 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What is the difference between "nope" and "no"? What is the difference caused by using "nope" instead of "no"? Is it used because "nope" sounds better and not straight like "no"? In some situations, it feels like nope is better to use than no even … meaning slang difference   asked by Teknikk 33 votes answered by Renan 24 votes When a word ends in 's' or 'x', do you add 's or just an '? 1) Alex's house 2) Alex' house When the noun ends with the letter 's' or 'x', do I need to put 's' after an apostrophe or not? I remember I read some rules related to this in my school … grammar grammaticality   asked by T2E 4 votes answered by user114 6 votes Can you answer these? intransitive verbs with preposition in passive sentences Words like "listen" and "shout" are intransitive verbs. Why are they used in passive sentences with prepositions like "to" and "at"? e.g.: She was never listened to. I don't like to be shouted at. … passive   asked by user9751 4 votes Interpretation of 'against' in 'offend against' http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/offend contains the definition. Are people whose jobs concern the fight against crime likely to be biased jurors? ... The court decided that … sentence-construction verb objects   asked by LePressentiment 2 votes meaning of "send for" I asked her to send for a doctor. (daum.net) For 'my' asking, do we need three persons (I, her, and a person who'll deliver my asking message to a doctor)? For the interpretation of the following … vocabulary   asked by Listenever 1 vote

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